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Dallying — Dally Dal ly (d[a^]l l[y^]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dallied} (d[a^]l l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dallying}.] [OE. dalien, dailien; cf. Icel. pylja to talk, G. dallen, dalen, dahlen, to trifle, talk nonsense, OSw. tule a droll or funny man; or AS. dol … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dallying — Synonyms and related words: Micawberish, backward, coquetry, dabbling, dalliance, dawdling, delaying, dilatoriness, dilatory, dillydallying, dolce far niente, dragging, easygoing, fiddling, flirtation, fooling, fooling around, foot dragging,… … Moby Thesaurus
dallying — dal·ly || dælɪ v. flirt; trifle; waste time … English contemporary dictionary
dallying — … Useful english dictionary
Dallied — Dally Dal ly (d[a^]l l[y^]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dallied} (d[a^]l l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dallying}.] [OE. dalien, dailien; cf. Icel. pylja to talk, G. dallen, dalen, dahlen, to trifle, talk nonsense, OSw. tule a droll or funny man; or AS. dol … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dally — Dal ly (d[a^]l l[y^]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dallied} (d[a^]l l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dallying}.] [OE. dalien, dailien; cf. Icel. pylja to talk, G. dallen, dalen, dahlen, to trifle, talk nonsense, OSw. tule a droll or funny man; or AS. dol… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dally — intransitive verb (dallied; dallying) Etymology: Middle English dalyen, from Anglo French dalier Date: 15th century 1. a. to act playfully; especially to play amorously b. to deal lightly … New Collegiate Dictionary
Caesar, Julius — ▪ Roman ruler Introduction in full Gaius Julius Caesar born July 12/13, 100? BC, Rome [Italy] died March 15, 44 BC, Rome (ancient Rome) celebrated Roman general and statesman, the conqueror of Gaul (58–50 BC), victor in the Civil War of 49–45… … Universalium
idleness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [State of being inactive] Syn. loafing, loitering, lounging, idling, time killing, dawdling, inertia, inactivity, indolence, sluggishness, unemployment, joblessness, torpor, otiosity, dormancy, lethargy, stupor, puttering,… … English dictionary for students
lateness — n 1. tardiness, unpunctuality, unpunctu alness; slowness, laggardness, lagging, loitering, lingering, tarrying, dallying, dilly dallying, dawdling, hanging back. 2. delay, cunctation, procrastination, dilatoriness, procrastinativeness;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
